Total dependency ratio in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total dependency ratio was 49.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 49.5% for total dependency ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Ecuador peaked at 95.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.6% | 84.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 86.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 74.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 67.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 168 El Salvador 49.7% compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.7% compare
- 170 Jersey 49.6% compare
- 172 Cape Verde 49.1% compare
- 173 Malta 49.1% compare
- 174 Mexico 49.0% compare
More population data for Ecuador
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.79 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Ecuador?
- Total dependency ratio in Ecuador was 49.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for total dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).